Mop wringer



March 22, 1938. I P. MORELL MOP WRINGER Filed July 28, 1957 fete/r Morel Patented Mar. 22, 1938 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 16 Claims.

This invention relatesv to mop wringers and has for the primary object the provision of a portable device of this character which will be simple to construct and operate and may be conveniently adapted to: a mop when needed and removed therefrom after a wringing operation and 7 may be manufactured and. sold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a wringer adapted to a mop and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a mop acted on by the wringer.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the jaws of the wringer separated ready for application to a mop.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing the wringer employed to wring a cloth or similar article.

Figure 5 is an end view showing means for effecting the adjustment of the jaws relative to each other.

' Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates a cylinder having rotatably and slidably mounted therein a rod 2, one end of which projects out of the cylinder and terminates in a crank handle 3. Pivoted to the other end of the rod 2 are jaws 4 preferably of substantially L shape. The major portions of the jaws are disposed outwardly of the cylinder by way of one end of the latter. Said last-named end of the cylinder has rotatably mounted thereon a cap 5 provided with slots 6 through which extend the shanks or stems of the jaws. The slots 6 act to bring about opening and closing of the jaws by the sliding movement of the rod and cylinder 5 relative to each other. A portion of the rod is notched in which may move a spring catch 1, the latter being suitably secured on the rod and adapted to engage with one end of the cylinder when desiring to secure the jaws in closed position. However, the catch I may be depressed into the notch of the rod and thereby permit the rod to be moved relative to the cylinder and thereby bring about opening of the jaws.

A bracket 8 is suitably secured on the cylinder and has a pedestal portion 9 shaped to fit a handle ll] of a mop II and is adapted to be held on the handle by the operator of the device and as shown in Figure 1.

In use, the cylinder and rodare slid relative to each other to bring about opening of the jaws. The mop fabric is then position'edbetween the jaws and another relative" movement of the cylinder and rod is brought about bringing about closing of the jaws with a tight grip upon the mop fabric. The operator then grips in one hand the handle l0 and the pedestal portion of the bracket and with the other hand rotates the rod 2 of the crank handle 3 bringing about twisting of the mop fabric, as shown in Figure2 so as to thoroughly remove fluid from the mop fabric. After the wringing operation the jaws are removed from the fabric and the device in entirety may then be laid aside to permit the operator to use the mop in a conventional way. Should it be desired to wring a cloth or similar article by the device, a rod I2 is pivoted on the cylinder, as shown at 13, and its free end carries a spring clamp I4 adapted to grip one end of the piece of fabric and the jaws 4 are then applied to the other end of the fabric and the rod 2 rotated bringing about a winding or twisting of the fabric or cloth to wring therefrom fluid.

The rod [2 when not in use may be brought into engagement with a keeper l5 carried by the bracket 8.

What is claimed is:

1. A mop wringer comprising a supporting cylinder including means to be engaged and held on a handle of a mop, a rod slidable in said cylinder and including a crank handle for the rotation and sliding thereof, jaws pivoted on said rod, means carried by said cylinder to bring about spreading and contraction of said jaws by the sliding movement of the rod and cylinder relative to each other.

2. Amop wringer comprising a supporting cylinder including means to be engaged and held on a handle of a mop, a rod slidable in said cylinder and including a crank handle for the rotation and sliding thereof, jaws pivoted on said rod, means carriedby said cylinder to bring about spreading and contraction of said jaws by the sliding movement of the rod and cylinder relative to each other, and a spring catch carried by said rod to engage with said cylinder for retaining the rod in such a position to bring about contraction of the jaws and permit rotation of the rod.

3. A mop wringer comprising a supporting cylinder including means to be engaged and held on a handle of a mop, a rod slidable in said cylinder and including a crank handle for the rotation and sliding thereof, jaws pivoted on said rod, means carried by said cylinder to bring about spreading and contraction of said jaws by the sliding movement of the rod and cylinder relative to each other, a spring catch carried by said rod to engage with said cylinder for retaining the rod in such a position to bring about contraction of the jaws and permit rotation of the rod, and a second rod carried by the cylinder and including a clamp to grip a cloth gripped by said jaws whereby the rotation of the latter by the first rod will bring about a wringing of the cloth.

4. A mop wringer comprising a supporting cylinder, a. bracket carried by said cylinder to engage a handle of a mop, a cap rotatably secured on one end of the cylinder and having spaced slots, jaws extending through said slots, a rod slidably and rotatably mounted in the cylinder and having the jaws pivoted thereto and including a crank handle, and a spring catch carried by the rod to engage the cylinder for limiting the sliding movement of the rod and thereby maintain the jaws contracted and to permit rotation of the rod and the jaws therewith.

5. A portable mop wringer comprising means to be engaged and. manually held on a handle of a mop, a manually actuated operating member slidably and rotatably carried by said means, jaws pivotally connected on said member and movable therewith, and means carried by said first means to effect pivotal movement of the jaws during their sliding movement with said member for the spreading and contraction thereof.

6. A portable mop wringer comprising means to be engaged and manually held on a handle of a mop, a manually actuated operating member slidably and rotatably carried by said means, jaws pivotally connected on said member and movable therewith, means carried by said first means to effect pivotal movement of the jaws during their sliding movement with said member for the spreading and contraction thereof, and means coacting with said member and the first named means to secure said member against sliding relative to said first means for securing the jaws in contracted position and permitting the member and jaws to have free rotation relative to said first means.

PETER MORELL. 

